Patents by Inventor Omolayo O. Famodu

Omolayo O. Famodu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 7968766
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gary M. Fader, Omolayo O. Famodu
  • Publication number: 20110030090
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Omolayo O. Famodu, Blake C. Meyers, Guo-Hua Miao, Joan T. Odell, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe, Hajime Sakai, Zude Weng
  • Publication number: 20100242136
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 23, 2010
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carlson, Gary M. Fader, Omolayo O. Famodu, Anthony J. Kinney, Richard W. Pearlstein, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe
  • Patent number: 7741535
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Gary M. Fader, Omolayo O. Famodu
  • Publication number: 20090235391
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments useful in altering the oil phenotype in plants are disclosed. Chimeric constructs incorporating such nucleic acid fragments and suitable regulatory sequences can be used to create transgenic plants having altered lipid profiles. Methods for altering the oil phenotype in plants using such nucleic acid fragments also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, William B. Allen, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Sabine Epelbaum, Omolayo O. Famodu, Leslie T. Harvell, Todd J. Jones, Anthony J. Kinney, Theodore M. Klein, Changjiang Li, Igor Cunha Oliveira, Hajime Sakai, Bo Shen, Mitchell C. Tarczynski
  • Patent number: 7534935
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyltransferase, more specifically a phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sarah E. Hall, Edgar B. Cahoon
  • Patent number: 7498483
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyltransferase, more specifically a phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sarah E. Hall, Edgar B. Cahoon
  • Patent number: 7485776
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a disease resistance factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the disease resistance factor, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the disease resistance factor in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Jian-Ming Lee, Guo-Hua Miao, Yiwen Fang
  • Publication number: 20080161191
    Abstract: The invention provides isolated peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase nucleic acids and their encoded proteins. The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to altering peptide-methionine sulfoxide reductase levels in plants. The invention further provides recombinant expression cassettes, host cells, transgenic plants, and antibody compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicant: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Omolayo O. Famodu, Blake C. Meyers, Guo-Hua Miao, Joan T. Odell, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe, Hajime Sakai, Zude Weng
  • Publication number: 20080134366
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyltransferase, more specifically a phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sarah E. Hall, Edgar B. Cahoon
  • Publication number: 20080134365
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a UDP-galactose 4-epimerase. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the UDP-galactose 4-epimerase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Inventors: Thomas J. Carlson, Gary M. Fader, Omolayo O. Famodu, Anthony J. Kinney, Richard W. Pearlstein, J. Antoni Rafalski, Catherine J. Thorpe
  • Patent number: 7326828
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding an acyltransferase, more specifically a phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase. The invention also relates to the construction of a recombinant DNA construct encoding all or a portion of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the recombinant DNA construct results in production of altered levels of the phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Karlene H Butler, Rebecca E Cahoon, Omolayo O Famodu, Sarah E Hall, Edgar B Cahoon
  • Patent number: 7312375
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a reproduction protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the reproduction protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the reproduction protein in a transformed host cell. The invention also provides isolated transcriptional regulatory elements and polynucleotides associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Karlene H. Butler, Olga Danilevskaya, Guo-Hua Miao, Michele Morgante, Hajime Sakai, Carl R. Simmons, Zude Weng, Omolayo O. Famodu, Sabine Hantke
  • Patent number: 7294759
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments useful in altering the oil phenotype in plants are disclosed. Recombinant DNA construct incorporating such nucleic acid fragments and suitable regulatory sequences can be used to create transgenic plants having altered lipid profiles. Methods for altering the oil phenotype in plants using such nucleic acid fragments also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2007
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Allen, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Omolayo O. Famodu, Leslie T. Harvell, Timothy G. Helentjaris, Changjiang Li, Keith S. Lowe, Igor Cunha Oliveira, Bo Shen, Mitchell C. Tarczynski
  • Patent number: 7250558
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a disease resistance factor. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the disease resistance factor, in sense or anti-sense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the disease resistance factor in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Jian-Ming Lee
  • Patent number: 7238781
    Abstract: This invention relates to plant defensin polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding them, and methods of use thereof. The invention also relates to a chimeric protein containing all or a portion of the plant defensin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Rafael Herrmann, Albert L. Lu, Billy Fred McCutchen, Guo-Hua Miao, James K. Presnail, Zude Weng
  • Patent number: 7217863
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a mevalonate synthesis enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, William D. Hitz
  • Patent number: 7157621
    Abstract: The preparation and use of nucleic acid fragments useful in altering the oil phenotype in plants are disclosed. Chimeric construct incorporating such nucleic acid fragments and suitable regulatory sequences can be used to create transgenic plants having altered lipid profiles. Methods for altering the oil phenotype in plants using such nucleic acid fragments also are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignees: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen M. Allen, William B. Allen, Rebecca E. Cahoon, Sabine Epelbaum, Omolayo O. Famodu, Leslie T. Harvell, Todd J. Jones, Anthony J. Kinney, Theodore M. Klein, Changjiang Li, Igor Cunha Oliveira, Hajime Sakai, Bo Shen, Mitchell C. Tarczynski
  • Patent number: 7135622
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a mevalonate synthesis enzyme. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a portion of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the mevalonate synthesis enzyme in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Saverio Carl Falco, Omolayo O. Famodu, Maria Restrepo-Hartwig
  • Patent number: 7122723
    Abstract: This invention relates to an isolated nucleic acid fragment encoding a recombination protein. The invention also relates to the construction of a chimeric gene encoding all or a substantial portion of the recombination protein, in sense or antisense orientation, wherein expression of the chimeric gene results in production of altered levels of the recombination protein in a transformed host cell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Omolayo O. Famodu, Michele Morgante